1304 CARDUACEAE 
Pappus, at least in part, of many capillary 
bristles. 
Stigmas flattened, with appendages, hairy on 
the outside: involucres imbricate. III. ASTEREAE. 
Stigmas terete, truncate, or appendaged : in- 
volucral bracts in one series. X. SENECINEAE. 
Anthers caudate at the bas 
Stigmas without a ring of long hairs below. 
Dis k-corollas not 2-lipped. 
|. Pisti s flowers with filiform corollas, without 
igule IV. ne: IEAE. 
Pistillate flowers with ligylate corollas. V. INULEAE. 
Disk- se 2-lipped, the upper lip 2-lobed, lower 
XII. MUTISIEAE. 
Stigmas Siti a ring of long hairs at the base of the 
stigmatic portion: heads discoid or the ray-corollas 
actino- morphic and neutral. XI. CXNAREAE. 
VERNONIEAE 
Corollas all alike, equal: bracts S the ion unap- 
n : 
Pappus of 2 series: corollas regular: heads many- 
pappus persistent: perenni ials. 1. VERNONIA. 
Achenes terete, ribless: inner series of the pappus 
eciduous: annuals. 2. SENECIODES. 
Pappus simple: corollas irregular, split on the inner 
side: RE 2-5-flowered, in involucrate heads of a 
second or 3. ELEPHANTOPUS. 
Corollas of the EA flowers enlarged, oblique: 
inner series of brac ts with pectinate-spinulose e 4. STOKESIA. 
pendages 
. EUPATORIEAE . 
Anthers truncate or broadly rounded at the apex, the con- 
nective without appendages: heads few-flowered. D. HARTWRIGHTIA. 
Anthers beue c connective produced into an appendage 
at the 
Achenes Rm 5- in ngled. 
Pap of squamellae, sometimes cup- -like or 
pos -like 
Leaves n ede bracts of the involucre nerve- 
ess: oe tube abruptly dilated into the 
broad thro 6. SCLEROLEPIS. 
Leaves oppo ie , or alternate 2 bracts o 
ne mo ICE striate: rolla narrow 
througho T. AGERATUM. 
Pappus of. cloncute bristles or hairs. 
Inv E ~ racts more than 4: flowers 
Hecaptacle of the flowers flat. 
In volu eral braets leathery or coriaceous, 
in several series, striate. S. OSMIA. 
Involucral bracts thin, membranous, in 
l-few series, few- Ted s ribless. 9. EUPATORIUM. 
Receptacle conic or hemisphe 10. oe 
Involucral bracts and flowers 4. 11. Mika 
Achenes 8-10-ribbed or 8-10-striate. 
Inv nd bracts in several series, well imbricate. 
Bra not herbaceous, thin, striate 
eae. -bristles scabrous barbellate : 
cnc um united : involucisl- Peace usually 
12. COLEOSANTHUS. 
Pappus- -bristles plumose : anthers distinct: l 
involueral bracts few. 13. KUBNIA. 
Bracts dana or partly colored, not stri- 
ate: pappus of capillary or plumose 
bri stles 
Rocca die chaffy: heads corymbose. 14. CARPHEPHORUS. 
Receptacle nake 
Herbs heads Spicate or rac se: 
bracts of the involucre Spirals 
imbricate. 
Heads corymbose: basal leaves i 
depressed rosettes ; mde: rather 
‘oad. 15. LITRISA4. 
